The Counter-Terrorism Bureau on Saturday issued a call to Israelis in
the Sinai Peninsula to immediately leave the area and return to
Israel.

Families of Israelis staying in Sinai were asked to contact them,
update them about the warning, and urge them to exercise exceptional
caution. Israelis planning trips to the Sinai were also urged to
cancel their trips in light of the warning.

Egyptian authorities dismissed the CTB warning saying Israel
routinely publishes travel warnings for Sinai ahead of holidays and
national events. They also claimed there "are no terrorist groups in
Sinai" and that the area is "under full control."

Israel´s southern resort town of Eilat was struck by rockets fired by
terrorists operating in Sinai in the days before the Passover
holiday. Additionally, Israel´s security services have foiled several
terror plots hatched by Hamas terror operators operating in Sinai in
recent months.

Those include plans to kidnap Israeli soldiers, to launch cross-
border attacks on Route 12 traffic in a repeat of the August 2011 bus
ambush which left 8 Israelis dead, and a plot to infiltrate a suicide
bombing squad into Eilat.